CURRICULUM VITAE

SURNAME NAME : SEVERCAN, FerideDATE OF BIRTH : Nov., 9, 1948

1 EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL 1965 Ankara Girls High School, Ankara, TurkeyBS 1969 Ankara University, Dept. of Physics Ankara, TurkeyMA 1971 Rochester Univ. N. Y. U.S.A. Dept. of PhysicsPH.D 1979 Hacettepe Univ., Physics Eng. Dept., Ankara, Turkey

2 SCHOLARSHIPS and AWARDS:

1. Graduation from High School with highest score.2. Rank 6 th in the University Entrance Exam 3. Graduation from University with high honour4. Recepient of NATO Scholarship for B. S. and M. A. (1965-1971)5. Recepient of British Council Scholarship for three months (1975)6. Associate Membership in Biophysics, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy

(1985-1992)7. Recepient of Research Award from International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Italy to do research

in Italian Laboratories (1987-1989). 8. Receipent of British Council Academic Link Programme with Dr. David Hough (University of

Bath) on "Structure, Function and Stability of Thermostable enzymes" (1993-1996).9. NATO collaborative research grant, with Dr. Millhauser, University of California, Santa Cruz

1996-1997.10.Receipent of British Council Academic Link Programme with Dr. Parves Haris (DeMontdford

University) Biophysical Studies of Protein Structure , Function and Stability" (1997-1999).

11. Receipent of Royal Society Joint Project with Dr. Parves Haris (DeMontdford University,) on Protein Secondary Structure determination based on FTIR data using neural networks. (2000-2003)

12. Achievement of high Academic Performance in Middle East Technical University, 199913. Achievement of high Academic Performance in Middle East Technical University, 2000-2001

3 ACADEMIC WORK

A) in Turkey

A) TEACHING ASSISTANT 1970-1971 Univ. of Rochester, Phiysics Dept. N.Y. USA

B) INSTRUCTOR 1971-1982 Hacettepe Univ. Physics Eng. Dept., Ankara, Turkey

C) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 1982-l985 Hacettepe Univ. Physics Eng. Dept., Ankara, Turkey

D) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR l986-l990 Dokuz Eylül Univ.,Elect. Eng.Dept., Izmir,Turkey

E) PROFESSOR 1990-1992 Dokuz Eylül Univ., Elect. Eng. Dept.,Izmir,Turkey

1992 - Middle East Technical Univ, Dept. of Biology, Ankara, Turkey

B) Abroad

A) Sep. 1980-July 1981 : Post Doctoral Research Fellow,

Stanford University, Dept. of Chemistry, Stanford, California, USA.

B) Sep. 1981-Sep. 1982 : Post Doctoral Research Fellow, San Francisco State University, Dept. of Chemistry, San Francisco, USA

C) Sep. 1981-Mar. 1982 : Lecturer, San Francisco State University, Dept. of Physics, San Francisco, California, USA

D) June 1987-Oct.-l987 March 1988 Research Fellow, University of Perugia, Physics Dept., Perugia, Italy Sep. 1988-July 1989

E) Aug 1986-Oct. 19860 July 1989-Sep. 1989 : Visiting Scientist, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy June 1992-Oct.1992

F) Aug-September, 1993 : Visiting Scientist, University of BATH, Biochemistry Dept. England.

G) Aug.-Sept. 1995 : Visiting Scientist, Univ. Bath and Univ. London

H) July-Aug.1996 : Visiting Scientist, University of California, Santa Cruz Dec.1998

I)1-2 months period in each year:between 1997-presenrt Visiting Scientist, DeMontford University, Leicester,U.K

J) 15 July-15 Sept, 2001 Visiting Staff, North West Pacific Laboratory, BATELLE, Richland, WA, USA

4 ADMINISTRATIVE WORK :

CHAIRMAN : 1994 Nov.-. 1997-Dec. Middle East Technical Univ. , Dept. of Biology, Ankara, Turkey

Vise Presedent 1998-2000 Turkish Biophysical Society

General Secretary 2000-2004 Turkish Biophysical Society

5 FIELDS OF ACADEMIC INTEREST

A) Molecular Investigation of normal and pathological tissues such as diabetes mellitus and cancer

B) Biological spectroscopy(ESR, FTIR, UV/Visible) and calorimetry in biological system characterization including food and plants and environmental problems

C) Effect of antioxidants on diabetic tissues and membranes

D) Molecular and Cellular Biophysics using biophysical techniques - Interaction Between Biological Macromolecules - Structure and Function of Biological Membranes - Drug-Liposome Interactions - Protein Structure, Function and Stability

PUBLICATIONS

A) Articles in refereed Journals (SCI)

Toyran N, Turan B, Severcan F, Selenium Alters The Lipid Content And Protein Profile of Rat Heart: An FTIR Microspectroscopic Study, Archives of Biochemistry And Biophysics, 2007, in press.

Akkas SB, Inci S, Zorlu F, Severcan F., Melatonin affects the order, dynamics and hydration of brain membrane lipids, J Mol Struct, 2007, in press.

Akkas SB, Severcan M, Yilmaz O, Severcan F, Effects of lipoic acid supplementation o rat brain tissue: An FTIR and neural network study, Food Chemistry, 2007, in press.

Ortac I, Severcan F, Spectroscopy of biological nanocrystals, Spectroscopy, 2007, in press.

Toyran N., Severcan F., Interaction between vitamin D2 and magnesium in liposomes: Differential scanning calorimetry and FTIR spectroscopy studies, Journal of Molecular Structure, (M MOLSTR 15301), 2006, in press. Garip S., Bozoglu F., Severcan F., “Differentiation of mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria with FTIR spectroscopy”, Applied Spectroscopy, 2007, in press.

Dogan A., Ergen K., Budak F., Severcan F. “Evaluation of Disseminated Candidiasis on anExperımental Animal Model: An FTIR Study” Applied Spectroscopy, 2007, in press

Gorgulu T. S., Dogan M., Severcan F. “A Novel Method In The Characterization of Higher Plants: FTIR Spectroscopic Study of Ranunculus, Acantholimon and Astragalus” Applied Spectroscopy, 2007, in press.

Dogan A., Siyakus G., Severcan F. “ FTIR Spectroscopic Characterization of Irradiated Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) ” Food Chemistry. 2007, 100 (3), 1106-1114.

Toyran N, Lasch P., Naumann D.,Turan B., Severcan F., “Early alterations in myocardia and vessels of the diabetic rat heart :An FTIR microspectroscopic study” Biochemical Journal, Aug 1; 397(3):427-36, 2006.

Cakmak G., Togan I., Severcan, F. “17-estradiol induced compositional, structural and functional changes on rainbow trout liver, revealed by FTIR spectroscopy: A comparative study with nonylphenol ” Aquatic Toxicology. Apr 20;77(1):53-63, 2006.

Stan C., Cristescu C.P., Severcan F., Dorohoi D., Effect of gramicidin S on the dipalmitoylphosphatidyl-glycerol thermotropic phase transition in DPPG/GS systems: A mathematical approach, Molecular Crystals And Liquid Crystals, 457: 27-41, 2006.

Toyran, N., Zorlu, F., Severcan, F “Effect of stereotactic radiosurgery on lipids and proteins of normal and hypoperfused rat brain homogenates: A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study” Int. J. Rad. Biol., Dec;81(12):911-8, 2005.

Korkmaz. F, Kirbiyik. H, Severcan F “Concentration dependent different action of progesterone on the order, dynamics and hydration states of the head group of dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine membrane”, Spectroscopy-An Int. J 19 (4): 213-219, 2005.

Korkmaz F. and Severcan F., “Effect of progesterone on DPPC membrane: Evidence for lateral phase separation and inverse action in lipid dynamics” Archives of Biochem. Biophys., 440: 141-147, 2005

Severcan F., Gorgulu, G., Gorgulu. T. S., Guray, T., “ Rapid monitoring of Diabetes-Induced Lipid peroxidation by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy”, Analytical Biochemistry, 339, 36-40, 2005

Bayarı S. and Severcan F., “FTIR study of biodegradable biopolymers: P(3HB), P(3HB-co-4HB) and

P(3HB-co-3HV)” Journal of Molecular Structure, 744-747: 529-534, 2005.

Severcan F., Sahin I., Kazancı. N., “Melatonin strongly interacts with zwitterionic model membranes-evidence from Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry” Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, 1668 (2): 215-222, 2005.

Severcan M., Severcan F., Haris, I., P., “Using artificially generated spectral data to improve proteinsecondary structure prediction from FTIR spectra of proteins” Analytical Biochemistry, 332 (2), 238-244, 2004.

Preoteasa EA et al., ‘Standardless PIXE analysis of thick biomineral structures’Anal Bioanal Chem. 379, 825-841, 2004.

Toyran N., Zorlu F., Dönmez G., Öğe K., Severcan F., “Chronic hypoperfusion alters the content and structure of proteins and lipids of rat brain homogenates: A fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study” European Biophysics Journal , 33, 549-554, 2004.

Boyar H., Zorlu F., Mut M., and Severcan F., “The effects of chronic hypoperfusion on rat cranial bone mineral and organic matrix: A fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study” Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 379 (3), 433-438, 2004.

Stan C, Cristescu CP, Severcan F, et al. “The influence of gramicidin S on the thermotropic Phase transition of dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol DPPG/GS systems : Experiment and computer model” Revue Roumaine De Chimie, 49 (9): 777-782, Sep 2004.

Cakmak G., Togan I., and Severcan F. “FT-IR spectroscopic analysis of rainbow trout liver exposed to nonylphenol” Applied Spectroscopy, 57 (7), 835-841, 2003.

Severcan F. and Haris P., “Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy suggests unfolding of loop structures precedes complete unfolding of pig citrate synthase” Biopolymers 69, 440-447, 2003

Toyran N. and Severcan F., “Competitive effect of vitamin D2 and Ca2+ on phospholipid model

membranes: An FTIR study” Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 123, 165-176, 2003.

Boyar H. , Turan B., and Severcan F., “ FTIR spectroscopic investigation of mineral structure of streptozotocin induced diabetic rat femur and tibia”, Spectroscopy, an Int. J 17, 627-633, 2003.

Severcan F, Kaptan N., Turan B., “FTIR spectroscopic investigation of diabetic rat heart crude membranes”.Spectroscopy, an Int J, 17, 569-577, 2003.

Toyran N. and Severcan F., “Infrared spectroscopic studies on the dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine bilayer interactions with calcium phosphate: Effect of vitamin D2”, Spectroscopy, an Int. J, 16, 399-408, 2002.

Kazancı N., Toyran N., Haris I. P., Severcan F., “Vitamin D2 at high and low concentrations exert opposing effects on molecular order and dynamics of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine membranes”, Spectroscopy, 15, 47-55, 2001.

Akınoğlu. B. G., Gheith M., and Severcan F., "Thermodynamics study of gramicidin S and DPPC model membrane interactions based on the FTIR spectroscopy" J. Molecular Structure, 565-566, 281-285, 2001.

Severcan M., Severcan, F. and Haris I.P, “Estimation of protein secondary structure from FTIR spectra usıng neural networks”, J. Molecular Structure, 565-566, 383-387, 2001.

Severcan F., Kazancı, N., and Zorlu, F., “Tamoxifen destabilises model membranes at high concentrations” Bioscience Reports , 20, 177-184, 2000.

Turan B., Bayarı S., Balçık C., Severcan F. and Akkaş N, “A biomechanical and spectroscopic study of bone from rats with selenium deficiency and toxicity”, Biometals, 2000, 13, 113-121.

Severcan F., Toyran N., Kaptan N., and Turan B., “FTIR study of the effect of diabetes on rat liver and heart tissues in the C-H region", Talanta, 53, 55-59, 2000.

Severcan. F, Durmuş. O.H., Eker F., P. Haris, Akınıoğlu B.G. “Vitamin D2 modulated melittin--membrane interactions”, Talanta 53, 205-211, 2000.

Toyran N., and Severcan F., “The effect of magnesium ions on vitamin D2-phospholipid model membrane interactions in the presence of different buffer media” Talanta, 53, 23-27, 2000.

Severcan F., Ozan A., and Haris P., “Development of biotechnology education in Turkey”, Biochemical Education, 28, 36-38, 2000.

Severcan F, Bayarı S, Karahan D., “An FTIR and turbidity studies of fish oil-dipalmitoylphosphatidtlcholine model membrane interactions”, J. Molecular Structure, 480-481, 413-416, 1999.

Eker F, Durmuş H.O, Akınoğlu B.G. and Severcan F., Application of turbidity technique on peptide-lipid and drug-lipid interactions, J. Molecular Structure, 482-483, 693-697, 1999.

Haris P and Severcan F, FTIR spectroscopic characterization of protein structure in aqueous and non-aqueous media, J. Molecular Catalysis: B (Enzymatic), 7, 207-221, 1999.

Eker F, Haris I P and Severcan F, Vitamin D2-Melittin-Model Membrane Interactions, Biochemical Society Transaction, 26, S359, 1998.

Severcan F , Stendal C, and Millhauser G, ESR studies of Pig Citrate Synthase, Biochemical Soc. Transaction, 25, 380S , 1997.

Boyar H and Severcan F, Estrogen-Phospholipid Model membrane Interactions : An FTIR Study, J. Molecular Structure, 408/409, 269-272, 1997.

Boyar H and Severcan F, Tamoxifen-Phosphoipid Model membrane Interactions : An FTIR Study, J. Molecular Structure , 408/409, 265-268, 1997.

Severcan F, Acar B and Gökalp S, Investigation of the fluidity of Biological F luids by PDDTBN spin probe , J. Molecular structure, 408/409, 279-281, 1997.

Severcan F, Süleymanoðlu E and Boyar H, Turbidity Studies of the effect of divalent cations on tamoxifen Model membrane Interactions, Biochemical Soc. Trans., 25, 493S , 1997.

Severcan F, Kazanci N and Eker F, FTIR Studies of Vitamin D2- Model membrane Interactions, Biochemical Soc. Transaction, 25, 449S , 1997.

Severcan F., Vitamin E decreases the order of the phospholipid model membranes in the gel phase: An FTIR study, Bioscience Reports 17, 231-235, 1997.

Severcan F., Baykal Ü. & Süzer S., FTIR Studies of Vitamin E-Cholesterol-DPPC Membrane Interactions in CH2 region. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 354, 415-417, 1996,

Severcan F., Haris P.I., Heaton, R.J. & Chapman D. FTIR Spectroscopic Analysis of the Structure and Stability of Pig Citrate Synthase, Biochemical Soc. Transactions, 24, 299S, 1996.

Severcan F. Kazancı.N. Baykal. Ü. & Süzer. Þ. IR and Turbidity Studies of Vitamin E - Cholesterol - Phospholipid Membrane Interactions. Bioscience Reports. 15, 221-229, 1995.

Severcan F. Influence of Vitamin E on motional anisotropy in phospholipid model membranes. Nanobiology. Vol. 1. Number 3, 373-378, 1992.

Severcan F., & Cannistraro, S. A Spin Label ESR and Saturation Transfer ESR Study of a-tocopherol containing model membranes. Chemistry and Physics of lipids, 53, 17,26, 1990.

Severcan F. & Yavuz, M., Investigation of whole parotid saliva from smokers and nonsmokers with ESR spectroscopy. Bulletin of Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 11, Issue 3/4, 327-331, 1989.

Severcan F. Effect of melittin on phase transition and fluidity of a phospholipid model membrane, Bulletin of Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 11, Issue 3/4, 327-331, 1989.

Severcan F., & Cannistraro, S. Vitamin E-Phospholidip membrane interactions: ESR and STESR study. Bulletin of Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 11, Issue3/4, 277-280, 1989.

Severcan F., & Cannistraro, S. Model membrane partition ESR study in the presence of a-tocopherol by a new spin probe. Bioscience Reports, 9(4), 489, 1989.

Severcan F. & Cannistraro S, Direct elecctron spýn resonance evidence for a-tocopherol-ýnduced phase separation in model membranes. Chem. Phys. Lipids 47, 129-133, 1988.

Severcan F. & Cannistraro, S., Use of PDDTBN spin probe in partition studies of lipid membranes, Chemical Physics Letters, 153 263-267, 1988.

Akyüz, S., & Severcan F., Melittin-Lipid Interactions: A FT-IR Spectroscopic study . J. of Molecular Structure, 175, 371-376 , 1988.

Severcan F. Topology of N-Ethylmaleimide in normal human erythrocyte membranes, J. of Inclusion Phenomena, 5, 127-134, 1987.

Atherton, N. M. Manterfield, M. R., Oral, B., Zorlu (Severcan) F., Interaction of DTBN with alcohols: ESR measurement, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 1. 73, 430-433, 1977.

B) Articles in the Refereed Journals (Not covered by SCI), International Conference Proceeding and in Books

Ergen, K., Dogan A., Keceli Ozcan S., Budak F., Severcan F. “Evaluation of Disseminated Candidiasis by FTIR Spectroscopy.” WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, Vol 2(3), 2005, Greece, pp. 269-273.

Ceylan C., Severcan M., Bozoglu F., Severcan F. “Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on Bovine Blood Protein and Lipid Constituents Revealed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.” WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, Vol 2(3), 2005, Greece, pp. 307-311.

Erar H., Gorgulu Turker S., Akkas B. S., Yilmaz O., Severcan F. “The Effect of STZ-Induced Diabetes on Lipid Structure, Function and Composition of Rat Skeletal Muscle: An FTIR Study” WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, Vol 2(4), 2005, Greece, pp. 351-354.

Gorgulu Turker S., Ates N., Ilbay G., Gunes Z., Kara N, Severcan F. “An FTIR Approach to Investigate Molecular Changes Induced by Epilepsy” WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, Vol 2(4), 2005, Greece, pp. 355-358.

Cakmak G., Togan I., Severcan F. . “A Comparative FTIR Spectroscopic Analysis of Rainbow Trout Liver Exposed to Nonylphenol and Estradiol” WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, Vol 2(4), 2005, Greece, pp. 359-364.

Dogan A., Gokduman K., Bolay S., Severcan F. . “Evaluation of In-Office Bleaching on Enamel and Dentine: An FTIR Study” WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, Vol 2(4), 2005, Greece, pp. 365-369.

Sahin I., Kazanci N., Severcan, F. . “Interactions of Melatonin with Anionic Phospholipid Model Membrane: An FTIR Study” WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, Vol 2(4), 2005, Greece, pp. 376-380.

Preoteasa, E.A., L. Harangus, A. Iordan, C. Ciortea, D. Fluerasu, E. Preoteasa, H. Boyar, F. Severcan, M. Moldovan, Vl. Gheordunescu, M. Gugiu, Daniela Gutu, C. Ionescu-Tirgoviste, D. Dumitriu, T. Radu. “PIXE qualitative analysis of trace, minor and major elements in thick biomineral structures.” Proceedings of 3rd International Conference of Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Modern Trends and Applications) IMA 03, 2003, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 413-416.

Preoteasa E.A., C. Ciortea, I. Piticu, D. Fluerasu, L. Harangus, F. Severcan, H. Boyar, Andreea Iordan, M. Gugiu, E. Preoteasa, M. “Anghel. Relative concentrations of elements in thick biomineral structures by standardless PIXE analysis”. 03 Proceedings of 3rd International Conference of Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Modern Trends and Applications) IMA, 2003, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 417-420.

Severcan F., Tokmak S., Agheorghiesei C., Dorohoi D., “ Phase transition in DPPC and DPPC/gramicidin S vesicles described by mathematical functions”, Anale. Chimie, 2, 251-254, 2002

Bayarı S, Severcan F, Gürsel I, Hasırcı V and Alaeddioğlu G, The FTIR Studies of the Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) and Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), New Biomedical Materials Eds. P.I Haris and D. Chapman) IOS Press, (1998).

Severcan F, Application of spectroscopic techniques in the study of protein structure and stability, in "Molecular Biophysics and Biotechnological Applications" Eds. Kan B and Severcan F. , 1997, TUBİTAK-MAM Press

Kazancı N.& Severcan. F. Turbidity Measurements on Phospholipid Multilamellar Liposomes Containing Vitamin E and Cholesterol. Balkan Physics Letters, 3,129-134, (1995).

Kazancı N., Kocabaþ K., Yavuz M., Komsooğlu B., Severcan F. " Investigation of whole blood fluýdýty in normal and hypertensive women by electron spin resonance technique", Turkish Journal Biology, 19, 105-110, (1995)

Kazancı N.& Severcan. F. Turbidity Measurements on Phospholipid Multilamellar Liposomes Containing Vitamin E and Cholesterol. Balkan Physics Letters, 3,129-134, (1995).

Severcan F., Basics of Spectroscopy., in Protin Structure, Function and Stability (Eds. Severcan F and Hough D) 1994. METU Press

Severcan F. "Spin label ESR investigation of Cholesterol-Dimyiristoyl Lecithin bilayer membranes". DOGA J. Biol Vol. 12, No: 3, 204-217, 1988 (Turkish).

Severcan F. "A spin label ESR study of melittin-DMPC Liposomes", DOGA J. Biol. Vol. 12, No: 2, 123-127, 1988.

Severcan F. ESR studies of Parotid Saliva. Proc. XXIII Ampere Congress on Magnetic Resonance (Eds. B. Maraviglia, F. de Luca & R. Companella) Instuto Superiore di Sanita (1986) 530-531.

Severcan F. Partitioning of PDDTBN into phospholipid-melittin mixtures. Proc. XXIII Ampere Congress on Magnetic Resonance (Eds. B. Maraviglia, F. de Luca & R. Companella) Instuto Superiore di Sanita, 548-549 (1986).

Severcan F. ESR investigation of the hydrophobic sub-phases present in cholesterol phospholipid mixture. XXIII Ampere Congress on Magnetic Resonance (Eds. B. Maraviglia, F. de Luca & R. Companella) Instuto Superiore di Sanita 550-551, (1986).

Severcan F. "Spin labelling of normal human hemoglobin free erythrocyte ghost and spectrin". DOGA J Biology A2, Vol., No: 1, 111-117, 1985.

Severcan F. "Phase equilibria in binary mixtures of phospholipid and cholesterol"., DOGA A1, Vol. 8, No: 1, 47-53, 1984.

Severcan F.. & Plachy, W. Z. Rotational tumbling of PDDTBN in cholesterol lecithin membranes. Application of Physics to Medicine and Biology (Eds. Z. Bajzer, P. Baxa, C. Franconi) , 568-569, World Scientific Publ. Comp. (1984).

Severcan F. "Melittin-Phospholipid Interactions: ESR Studies". Hacettepe Bull, of Nat. Sci. Eng., 13, 45-52, 1984.

Severcan F., Öztekin, E., Oral B. "Continuous saturation measurements and calculations of the spin lattice relaxation times of some nitroxides in methanol". A. U. Communications, A2, 31, 27-40, 1982.

Zorlu (Severcan) F., Oral, B., & Atherton, N. M. "Electron spin dynamics of DTBN in solutions", Hacettepe Bull. of Natural Science and Engineering, 6, 87-102, 1977.

C) Abstracts in refereed journals (SCI)

Gorgulu S.T., Kara N., Gunes Z., Ates N., Ilbay G., Severcan F., The investigation of early molecular consequences of chemically induced epileptic activity, EPILEPSIA, 47: 234-234 Suppl. 4, 2006.

Gorgulu S.T., Severcan F., Wassall S., Stillwell W., Interaction of picrotoxin with DPPC model membrane, EPILEPSIA, 47: 236-236 Suppl. 4, 2006.

Gorgulu.T. S., Severcan.F., Wassal S., Stiwell W., The Investigation of The Interaction of Pentylenetetrazol with DPPC., Biophysical Journal, Vol. 32, 157( 2006).

Toyran N, Turan B, Severcan F. The role of selenium treatment on diabetes-induced changes in rat heart at the molecular level, Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 38 (6): 1066-1066, 189, (2005).

Dogan A, Gokduman K, Bolay S, et al. FTIR spectroscopic characterization of bleaching agents on human teeth, Biophysical Journal 88 (1): 55A-56A Part 2 Suppl. S (2005)

Erar H, Akkas B, Gorgulu ST, et al. Effect of STZ-induced diabetes on rat skeletal muscles: An FTIR study, Biophysical Journal 88 (1): 159A-159A Part 2 Suppl. S (2005)

Akkas SB, Yilmaz O, Severcan F The effect of lipoic acid and vitamin E on rat brain: An FTIR spectroscopic approach, Biophysical Journal 88 (1): 159A-159A Part 2 Suppl. S (2005)

Severcan F, Togan I, Cakmak G FTIR spectroscopic analysis of rainbow trout liver exposed to 17 beta-estradiol, Biophysical Journal 88 (1): 159A-160A Part 2 Suppl. S (2005)

Akkas SB, Kok FO, Demircioglu FE, et al. An FTIR investigation of the effect of radiation and the possible protective effect of melatonin on rat brain crude membrane Biophysical Journal 88 (1): 160A-160A Part 2 Suppl. S (2005)

Severcan M, Gorgulu G, Severcan F Protein secondary structure prediction of STZ-induced diabetic and antioxidant treated diabetic rat kidney microsomal membranes by neural networks, Biophysical Journal 88 (1): 331A-331A Part 2 Suppl. S (2005)

Gorgulu S, Deniz O, Komsuoglu S, et al. Antiepileptic agent vigabatrin - Model membrane interaction, Biophysical Journal 88 (1): 418A-419A Part 2 Suppl. S (2005)

Akkas SB, Zorlu F, and Severcan F, ‘An FTIR investigation of the effect of melatonin on rat brain crude membrane’, Biophysical J., 86(1): 381A-382A Part 2 Suppl. S (2004).

Severcan F, Sahin I, Kazancı N, Interaction of melatonin with zwitterionic model membranes, Biophysical J, 86 (1): 382A-382A Part 2 Suppl. S (2004)

Tuzlacı A, Guvenc H.B., Gurbuz Y., Kolaylı F., Ersoy Y., Ercan F., Dogan A., Severcan F. “ Preservation of gut functions in fasting animal model with ileal anastomosis using donor human milk” Clinical Nutrition, 23, P:1509, 2004. (SCI)

Toyran N, Eker F and Severcan F, The effect of Ca++ ions on vitamin D2-phospholipid model membrane interactions, Chem. Physc. Lipids, 94, 163 (1998)

Severcan F and Eker F, Vitamin E induces phase seperation in phospholipid model membranes, Chem. Physc. Lipids 94, 161, (1998).

Turan B, Balcık C, Severcan F, Uğur M, Bayarı S and Akkaş N, A Biomechanical and Spectroscopic Study of Bone Rats with Selenium Deficiency and Toxicity, Pathophysiology, 5, 132,(1998)

Severcan F and Gökalp S, Effect on Pregnancy on Fluidity of Parotid Saliva, J of Dental Research, 77, 1183, (1998)

Toyran N, Ayaz M, Turan B and Severcan F., Comparison of steptozocin-induced diabetic and control rat liver tissue by Fourier tarnsform infrared spectroscopy, Physiological Research, 48, S131, (1999)

Kaptan N, Yazıcı Z, Tuncer T, Turan B, Severcan F., "Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy of experimental diabetic rat hearth", Physiological Research, 48, S131, (1999)

Yücesoy C.A., Boyar H, Uğur M, Turan B, Severcan F and Akkaş N., Biomechanical and spectroscopical investigations of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat bones, Physiological Research, 48, S131, (1999)

Severcan F., Yazıcı Z., and Güray T., Interaction of vitamin E-acetate with human erythrocyte membranes, Chem.Phys. Lipids,110, 176-177, (1999)

Kazancı N., Toyran N., Eker F., and Severcan F., Estimation of the location of vitamin D2 in lipid bilayers by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Chem.Phys. Lipids, 110, 200-201, (1999)

Eker F, Haris P.I. Severcan F., The effect of steroids on lipid-peptide interactions, Chem.Phys. Lipids, 110, 197, (1999)

Presentations at International Meetings

Bozkurt,O., Bilgin, M.D., Severcan M., Severcan F., The Investigation of The Effect of Diabetes On Slow- and Fast-Twitch Skeletal Muscle Tissues Using FTIR Spectroscopy, Spec 2006, Shedding Light on Disease: Optical Diagnosis for the New Millenium, (2006), Abstr. Book, p. 101, Heidelberg, Germany.

Skvortsov, A., Kocabas, F., Bozkurt, O., Ozesmi, Ç., Severcan F., FT-IR Spectroscopic Study On Effects Of Sleep Deprivation On Rat Spleen Tissue, Spec 2006, Shedding Light on Disease: Optical Diagnosis for the New Millenium (2006), Abstr. Book, p. 102, Heidelberg, Germany.

Cakmak, G., Togan, İ., Severcan F., 17-Estradiol Induced Compositional, Structural and Functional Changes in Rainbow Trout Liver, revealed by FTIR Spectroscopy: A Comparitive Study with Nonylphenol, Spec 2006, Shedding Light on Disease: Optical Diagnosis for the New Millenium (2006), Abstr. Book, p. 103, Heidelberg, Germany.

Tuzlaci, A., Dogan, A., Guvenc, Severcan F.; Comparison of Human Breast Feeding and Commercial Formula Feeding in a Fasting Animal Model: An FTIR Study, Spec 2006, Shedding Light on Disease: Optical Diagnosis for the New Millenium (2006), Abstr. Book, p. 142, Heidelberg, Germany.

Garip, S., Bozoğlu, F., Severcan, F.; Differentiation of Mesophilic and Thermophilic Bacteria with FTIR Spectroscopy, Sebnem Garip, Faruk Bozoglu, Feride Severcan, Spec 2006, Shedding Light on Disease: Optical Diagnosis for the New Millenium (2006). Abstr. Book, p. 155, Heidelberg, Germany.

Severcan F., Frank, J., Morse, C., Plachy, W. "Direct ESR evidence for a lateral phase separation in cholesterol-lecithin membranes", Bioplogical Systems (1982). Abstr. Book p. 42, Stanford, CA, USA.

Severcan F., & Plachy W. Z. "Rotational tumbling of PD-DTBN in cholesterol-lecithin membranes", 2 nd International Conference on Applications of Physics to Medicine and Biology (1983), Trieste Italy. Abstr. 3.

Severcan F., & Huestis, W. "Identification of Protein labelled in normal human eryhrocyte membrane and spin labelling of human spectrin", College in Biophysics (1984), ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

Severcan F., & Gökalp, S. "ESR studies of parotid saliva", XXIII Ampere Cong. on Magnetic Resonance, (1986), Roma, Italya.

Severcan F., "Partitioning of PDDTBN into phospholipid-melittin mixtures", XXIII Ampere Cong. on Magnetic Resonance, (1986), Roma, Italya.

Severcan F. "ESR Investigation of the hydrophobic sub-phases present in cholesterol phospholipid mixture", XXIII Ampere Cong. on Magnetic Resonance, (1986), Roma, Italya.

Severcan F., & Akyüz, S. "A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic study of the interaction of a-tocopherol with L-a-phosphotidylcholine dimyristoyl bilayers", XVIII the European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy (1987), Abstracts Book p. 227, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Gökalp, S., Severcan F., Akyüz, S., Akyüz, T. "IR and ESR spectroscopic investigations of parotid saliva", XVIII th European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy (1987), Abstracts Book p. 229, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Severcan F., & Akyüz, S. "Melittin-Lipid Interactions: A FT-IR spectroscopic study" XVIII th European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy (1987), Abstracts Book p. 230, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Severcan F., & Cannistraro, S. "Direct ESR evidence for a-Tocopherol induced phase separation in model membranes", Meeting of Italian Society of Biophysics, p. 51, Nov. 1987, Piza, Italy.

Severcan F., & Cannistraro, S. "Use of PDDTBN spin probe in partion studies of lipid membranes", IX. Congresse Gruppo Nazionale di Cibernetica e Biofisica, p. 210, Set. 1988, Trento Italy.

Severcan F. "Effect of melittin on phase transition and fludity of a phospholipid model membrane", International Society of Magnetic Resonance X th Meeting, (1989), D 16, Morzine, France. (Invited Speaker in Round Table Discusion)

Severcan F., & Cannistraro, S. "A spin label ESR and saturation transfer ESR study of a-Tocopherol containing model membranes", International Society of Magnetic Resonance X th Meeting, (1989), P6-45, Morzine, France.

Severcan F., Toygar, N., Gökalp, S. International Society of Magmatic Resonance X th Meeting, (1989), P6-48, Morzine, France.

Severcan F. "A spin probe ESR study of the interaction melittin with DMPC liposomes". NATO ASI on Protein Structure and Engineering" course (1989), Erice, Italy. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "Interaction of Vitamin E with phospholipid model membranes", Coherent and Emergenet Phenomena in Bio-molecular systems, NATO Advanced Research Workshop January 15-19, 1991, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Severcan F., Acar, B., Tolgay, E. "Electron spin resonance studies on Blood fluidity during the menstrual cycle and in the postmenopausal period in healty women and in woman with hyperplassia". First International Biophysics Congress and Biotechnology at GAP. p. 92 May, 1991, Diyarbakir, Turkey. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "Electron spin resonance investigation of lateral phase separation in binary mixture of Lipids" First International Biophysics Congress and Biotechnology at GAP. p. 92 May, 1991, Diyarbakir, Turkey. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F., Acar, B., & Tolgay, E. "Investigation of whole Blood Fluidity during the Menstrual Cycle and in the postmenopausal state in healty women by spin-label electron spin resonance". IV. Int. Conf. on Application of Physics in Medicine and Biology. p. 41, Sep. 1992, Trieste, Italy. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "Interaction of Vitamin E with Phospholipid Model Membrane in the absence and in the Presence of Cholesterol", V. Int. Conf. on Application of Physics in Medicine and Biology. p. 40, Sep. 1992, Trieste, Italy.

Kocabas. K., Gökalp S & Severcan, F. "Joint effect of smoking and pregnancy in the parotid saliva of women: A spin label ESR study", V. Int. Conf. on Application of Physics in Medicine and Biology. p. 42, Sep. 1992, Trieste, Italy. Turkey. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "Interaction of Vitamin E with cholesterol-containing phospholipid model membranes: ESR and STESR study". 11 th Int. Biophysics Congress, July 1993, p.144, Budapest, Hungary.

Baykal Ü., Süzer S, & Severcan F. "Vitamin E influences the interaction of cholesterol with phospholipid membranes: FTIR study". NATO ASI, Trafficking of Intracellular membranes, June 1994, Espinho, Portugal.

Süleymanoglu, E., Zhdanov, R., & Severcan F. "Turbidimetric study of interaction between polyribonucleotides, phosphatidylcholine vesicles and metal ions", NATO ASI, Trafficking of Intracellular membranes, June 1994, Espinho, Portugal.

Severcan,F., Kazancý N., Baykal Ü. & Süzer Þ. Optical Studies of Vitamin E-Cholesterol-Phospholipid membrane Interactions, 23 th meeting of FEBS, p. 236, Aug. 1995, Basel, Switzerland.

Süleymanoðlu, E. & Severcan, F. Calcium/Magnesium Specificity in Modulation of Phospholipid Phase Transitiýn Induced by Tamoxifen, 23 th Meeting of FEBS, p. 236, Aug. 1995, Basel, Switzerland.

Severcan, F., Kazancý, N., Baykal, Ü. & Süzer, Þ. IR and Turbidity Studies of Vitamin E-Cholesterol-Phospholipid Model membrane Interactions, 35 th IUPAC Congress, p. 360, Aug. 1995, Ýstanbul, Türkiye.

Kazancı, N. Severcan, F. An FTIR Study of Vitamin D2-Phospholipid Model Membrane Interactions, 35 th IUPAC Congress, p. 359, Aug. 1995, Ýstanbul, Türkiye.

Severcan, F., Süleymanoðlu, E., and Boyar H., “ Turbidity s,Studies of the Effect of Divalent Cations on the Thermotropic Phase Behaviour of Phospholipid Model membranes Containing Tamoxifen” XXIII European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy, 25-30 August, 1996, Balatonfüred, Hungary

Severcan, F., Acar B and Gökalp S, “ Investigation of the Fluidity of the Biological Fluids by a new ESR spin Probe “XXIII European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy, 25-30 August, 1996, Balatonfüred, Hungary

Severcan, F., Baykal Ü and Süzer S., “ Concentration and Temperature Induced Effects of a-Tacopherol on Cholesterol-Containing Phospholipid Model Membranes” XXIII European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy, 25-30 August, 1996, Balatonfüred, Hungary

Boyar, H and Severcan, F., “ Tamoxifen-Model membrane Interactions: An FTIR Study “XXIII European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy, 25-30 August, 1996, Balatonfüred, Hungary

Boyar, H and Severcan, F.,”Estrogen-Model Membrane Interactions: An FTIR Study”, XXIII European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy, 25-30 August, 1996, Balatonfüred, Hungary

Severcan F and Bayarı F, An FTIR study of fish oil-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine model membrane interactions, XXIV European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy, 23-28 Aug. 1998, Prague, Czech Republic

Eker F, Durmuş H.O., Akınoğlu B., and Severcan F, Application of Turbidity technique on peptide-lipid and drug-lipid interactions, , 23-28 Aug. 1998, Prague, Czech Republic

Severcan F., Toyran N., Kaptan N., and Turan B., "FTIR study of the effect of diabets on rat liver and heart tissues in the C-H region",. CSI XXXI, Sept.5-10, 1999.

Kazancı N., Zorlu F., Durmuş. O.H., and Severcan F., "Comparison of the interaction of tamoxifen at high and low concentrations with model membranes by spectroscopic and thermodynamic studies", CSI XXXI, Sept.5-10, 1999.

Durmuş. O.H., Eker F., Akınıoğlu.B.G., and Severcan. F."Melittin-vitamin D2-Model membrane interactions: A turbidity and thermodynamic study". CSI XXXI, Sept.5-10, 1999.

Toyran N., and Severcan F., " The effect of magnesium ions on vitamin D2-phospholipid model membrane interactions in the presence of different buffer media" CSI XXXI, Sept.5-10, 1999.

Eker, Bayarı and Severcan F, " FTIR studies of melittin, vitamin D3 and DPPC" EUCMOS XXV, Page 327, Abstract book, 27 Aug.-Sep.1, 2000, Coimbra, Portugal

Bayarı S., Boyar H., Turan B., and Severcan F., The effect of Selenium-vitamin E deficiency and selenium excess on bone mineral and amide matrix, measured by FTIR spectroscopy, EUCMOS XXV, Page 328, Abstract book, 27 Aug.-Sep.1, 2000, Coimbra, Portugal

Severcan M., Severcan F., and Haris P, "Estimation of secondary structure from FTIR spectra using neural networks" EUCMOS XXV, Page 377, Abstract book, 27 Aug.-Sep.1, 2000, Coimbra, Portugal

Severcan F., " Structural and Functional Characterization of Biological Systems by FTIR Spectroscopy", Plenary Lecture, Book of Abstract, p.16, 12 th BBBD Balkan Biochemical Biophysical Days, May 10-13, 2001, Bucharest, Romania.

Boyar H., Turan B., Severcan F., "Comparison of streptozotocin-induced diabetic and control rat bones by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy" Book of Abstract, p.116, 12 th BBBD Balkan Biochemical Biophysical Days, May 10-13, 2001, Bucharest, Romania.

Severcan M, Severcan F., Haris P. I.,” Improved prediction of protein secondary structure from FTIR spectra using neural networks”, XIV Int. Biophysics Congress, Apr.27-May 1, 2002, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Severcan F., Drodoi D., Tokmak S., Haris P.I. “ Interaction of Gramicidin S with lipid membranes, XIV Int. Biophysics Congress, Apr.27-May 1, 2002, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Severcan, F. “Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies of diabetic rat tissues” 1 st Int. Conference on Biomedical Spectroscopy, July 7-10, 2002, Cardiff, Wales.

Çakmak G., Uğuz C., Togan I., Severcan F., “ The effect of Nonylphenol on Liver Tissue by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy”, 1st Int. Conference on Biomedical Spectroscopy, July 7-10, 2002, Cardiff, Wales.

E.A. Preoteasa E.A., C. Ciortea, D. Fluerasu, L. Harangus, A. Iordan, M. Petrascu, D. Pantelica, H. Boyar, F. Severcan. “Characterization of nano composites and calcified tissues by ion beam analysis and optical methods.” 1st World Congress on Regenerative Medicine, 22-25 Oct., 2003, Leipzig, Germany; Int. J. Artficial Organs 26:840 (abstract).

Toyran, N., Boyar, H., Zorlu, F., Mut, M. and Severcan, F. “FTIR Spectroscopic Analysis of Chronic Hypoperfusion on Rat Brain and Cranial Bone Proteins. 13th BBBD (Balkan Biochemical Biophysical Days) and Meeting on Metabolic Disorders, 12-15 October, 2003, Kuşadası, Turkey.

Preoteasa E.A., Livia Harangus, Andreea Iordan, C. Ciortea, D. Fluerasu, E. Preoteasa, H. Boyar, F. Severcan, M. Moldovan, Vl. Gheordunescu, M. Gugiu, D. Gutu, C. Ionescu-Tirgoviste, D. Dumitriu, T. Radu. “PIXE qualitative analysis of trace, minor and major elements in thick biomineral structures.” 3rd International Conference of Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Modern Trends and Applications) IMA 03, 23-27 September, 2003, Thessaloniki, Greece,

Eugen.A. Preoteasa, C. Ciortea, I. Piticu, D. Fluerasu, L. Harangus, F. Severcan, H. Boyar, A. Iordan, M. Gugiu, E. Preoteasa, M. Anghel. Relative concentrations of elements in thick biomineral structures by standardless PIXE analysis. 3rd International Conference of Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Modern Trends and Applications) IMA 03, 23-27 September, 2003, Thessaloniki, Greece,

Boyar, H., Zorlu, F., Mut, M. and Severcan, F. “The effects of chronic hypoperfusion on rat cranial bone

mineral and organic matrix: A Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Study” Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale, CSI XXXIII, 7-12 September, 2003, Granada, Spain. (abstract book pp 258-259).

E. A. Preoteasa, L. Harangus, A. Iordan, H. Boyar and F. Severcan “PIXE and FTIR Analysis of Bones from Normal and Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats” Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale, XXXIII, 7-12 September, 2003, Granada, Spain. (abstract book pp 566-567).

Boyar, H. and Severcan, F. “Temperature Induced Effect of 17b-Estradiol at Low and High Concentrations, on Phospholipid Model Membranes: An FTIR Study” Second International Conference on Biomedical Spectroscopy, 5-8 July, 2003, London, U. K.

Boyar, H., Turan, B. and Severcan, F. “FTIR Spectroscopic Investigation of the Effects of Selenium on Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rat Femur and Tibia in the C-H Stretching Region” Second International Conference on Biomedical Spectroscopy, 5-8 July, 2003, London, U. K.

Dogan, A., Siyakus, G. and Severcan, F. "Effect of gamma irradiation on peanut tissues:An FTIR study." Second International Conference on Biomedical Spectroscopy, 5-8 July, 2003, London, U. K. (Abstract book pp. 202).

Görgülü G., Görgülü S., Yılmaz Ö., Güray T., Severcan F., “FTIR spectroscopic study of streptozotin-induced diabetic rat liver microsomes”, 13 th Balkan Biochemical Biophysical Days and Meeting on Metabolic Disorders” 12-15 October, Kuşadası, Turkey , Turkish Journal of Biocemistry, Vol: 28, No:3, 2003, pp:72-73 (oral presentation)

Akkas. S.B., Zorlu F., and Severcan F., “Molecuşar investigation of the effect of melatonin on rat brain tissue”, 13 th Balkan Biochemical Biophysical Days and Meeting on Metabolic Disorders” 12-15 October, Kuşadası, Turkey , Turkish Journal of Biocemistry, Vol: 28, No:3, 2003, pp: 73 (oral presentation)

Sahin İ., Kazancı N., and Severcan F., “ Concentration and temperature dependent studies of interaction of melatonin with lipid membranes”, 13 th Balkan Biochemical Biophysical Days and Meeting on Metabolic Disorders” 12-15 October, Kuşadası, Turkey , Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, Vol: 28, No:3, 2003, pp:170.

Doğan A., Siyakuş G., and Severcan F., “ Comparison of the effects of gamma irradiation on hazelnut tissue prepared by homogenate membrane and pellet methods using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy”. 13 th Balkan Biochemical Biophysical Days and Meeting on Metabolic Disorders” 12-15 October, Kuşadası, Turkey , Turkish Journal of Biocemistry, Vol: 28, No:3, 2003, pp:205-206.

Korkmaz F., Severcan F., “Biophysical Studies of progesterone-model membrane interactions” 13 th Balkan Biochemical Biophysical Days and Meeting on Metabolic Disorders” 12-15 October, Kuşadası, Turkey , Turkish Journal of Biocemistry, Vol: 28, No:3, 2003, pp:210.

Boyar H. Turan B. , Severcan F. “Effects of selenium on Diabetic Rat Femur: An FTIR Study”, 8th Inter. Conf. the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues, October 17-22, 2004, Banff, Alberta, Canada Abstract Book: p:77

Dogan A. Boyar H., Bolay S. Gokalp S. . Severcan F. “ Effects of High Concentration of Hydrogen peroxide on Human Enamel and Dentin: An FTIR study” 8th Inter. Conf. the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues, October 17-22, 2004, Banff, Alberta, Canada Abstract Book: p:80

Severcan F., “Biophysical Methods in Biomedical Research”, World Year of Physics 2005 Turkish Physical Society 23rd International physics Congress” 13-16 September 2005 Muğla page:19

F) Presentations at National Meetings

Zorlu, (Severcan) F., Oral, B., Atherton, N. M. "Dynamic Relaxation Studies with DTBN",TÜBITAK Congress, 257-265, Ankara, (1977) (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. & Plachy, W. "ESR investigation of Cholesterol-phospholipid Interactions", TFD, IV. Physics Congress, 1982, p. 32, Ankara. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "Investigation of erythrocyte ghosts and model membrane dynamics by spin label ESR technique", TED. V. Physics Congress, 1983, p. 47, Istanbul. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F., Akyüz, S. & Akyüz, T. "Absorbtion of nitrolite type zeolite ESR and IR study". III. National Clay Symposium l987, p. 38, Ankara. (Poster)

Severcan F. & Cannistraro "Interaction of Vitamin E with model phospholipid model membranes". TFD 10. Physics Congress, 1988, p.49, Istanbul. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "ESR Investigation of protein phospholipid model membrane Interactions", TFD 10. Physics Congress, l988, p. 51, Istanbul. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. & Cannistraro, "Direct ESR evidence of lateral phase separation observed in Vitamin E-containing model membranes", TFD 10. Physics Congress, 1988, p. 52, Istanbul. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "Vitamin E - Phospholipid membrane interactions". VII. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Symposium, 1989 Kusadasi. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "Investigation of the effect of Vitamin E on membrane dynamics and structure by ESR and STESR techniques", 2. National Biophysics Congress, 1990 Istanbul. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "Effect of Melittin on membrane fludity and phase transitions", 2. National Biophysics Congress, l990, Istanbul. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "Effect of Vitamin E on membrane dynamics, order and anisotropy ESR and STESR study", 12 th. National Physics Congress Sep. l990, Izmir.

Severcan F. "Application of Spin Label ESR Techniques in Biological Fluids", III National Biophysics Congress, May l992, Silivri, Istanbul. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "ESR and STESR Investigation of Interaction of Vitamin E with Cholesterol in Phospholipid Model Membranes", II. National Biophysics Congress, May 1992, Silivri, Istanbul. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. "Vitamin E - cholesterol interactions in phospholipid model membranes", Chemical Physics II, May 11-12, 1993, Bilkent Univ., Ankara (Poster)

Kocabas K, Kazanci N., Yavuz M., Komsooglu B., Severcan F. "ESR investigation of blood viscosity in normal and hypertension women", V National Biophysics Conress, Sept. l993, Izmir. (Oral Presentation)

Severcan F. Baykan Ü., Süzer S. "Vitamin E - cholesterol interaction in model biological membranes"., V. National Biophysics Conrgess. Sept., l993, Izmir. (Oral Presentation)

Baykal Ü., Süzer S., Severcan F. "Interaction of Vitamin E with cholesterol-containing Liposomes: AN FTIR study. VI-National Biophysics Cong. Sept. l994. Silivri, Istanbul

Süleymanoglu E., Zhadonov R., Severcan F. "Effect of Metal ions on nucleic acid-membrane interactions", VI. National Biophysics Cong. Sept. l994. (Oral Presentation) Silivri, Istanbul

Boyar H and Severcan F., Investigation of the Interaction of Estrogen with Model Membranes by FTIR” VII National Biophysics Congress, Sept. 1995, Adana

Boyar H and Severcan F., “ Investigation of the Interaction of Tamoxifen with Model Membranes by FTIR Study” VII National Biophysics Congress, Sept. 1995, Adana

Kazanci N and Severcan F., “ Investigation of the Interaction of Vitamin D with Phospholipid Model membranes by FTIR Spectroscopic Technique.” VII National Biophysics Congress, Sept. 1995, Adana

Severacn F., “Investigation of protein Structure by FTIR Teechnique” VII National Biophysics Congress, Sept. 1995, Adana

Durmus H. O., Eker F, Kasli H., Türker L., and Severcan F., “Measuring Thermal Stability of Proteins” VIII National Biophysics Congress, 26-28 Sept., 1996, Gebze, Kocaeli

Eker F, Durmus O.H and F Severcan., “Investigation of Interaction of Vitamin D with Phospholipid Model membranes by Turbidity technique” VIII National Biophysics Congress, 26-28 Sept., 1996, Gebze, Kocaeli

Boyar H and Severcan F.,” Estrogen-Tamoxifen-Phospholipid membrane Interaction” VIII National Biophysics Congress, 26-28 Sept., 1996, Gebze, Kocaeli

Severcan F “ Application of Spectroscopic Techniques in the Study of protein Structure and Stability” VIII National Biophysics Congress, 26-28 Sept., 1996, Gebze, Kocaeli

Severcan F, Eker F and Kazancı N, Vitamin D2 nin fosfolipid model membranlarda meydana getirdiği faz ayrılmasının FTIR ve DSC teknikleri ile incelenmesi, IX Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-6 Eylül 1997, Ankara

Muratoğlu S, Eker F, Boyar H ve Severcan F, Östrogen ve progestrolün fosfolipid model membranlar ile itkileşmesinin incelenmesi, IX Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-6 Eylül 1997, Ankara

Severcan F, Protein Structure and Thermal Stability by Spectroscopy, Chemical Physics, Oct 22-23, 1998, Istanbul

Yazıcı Z.,. Güray T., Severcan F., Vitamin E nin insan eritrosit membranına etkileri, XI Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 31 Ekim-2 Kasım 1999, Antalya

Eker F., Haris P.I., Severcan F., Steroidlerin lipid-peptit etkileşmelerindeki rolü, XI Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 31 Ekim-2 Kasım 1999, Antalya

Al-Azzam. W. A.M., Bakır U., Severcan F., Domuz sitrat sentazının bisimidoesterlerle çaapraz bağlama yaparak ısıl stabilizasyonu, XI Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 31 Ekim-2 Kasım 1999, Antalya

Toyran N., Severcan F, Divalent iyon-vitamin D2-DPPC model membran etkileşmesinin FTIR spektroskopik tekniği kullanılarak incelenmesi, XI Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 31 Ekim-2 Kasım 1999, Antalya

Severcan F., Boyar H., Toyran N., Turan B., Zorlu F., "Hastalık ve radyosyon gibi faktörlerin sıçan kemik ve yumuşak dokularındaki etkilerinin FTIR spektroskopisi ile incelenmesi, XI Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 31 Ekim-2 Kasım 1999, Antalya

Ünver Ö, Reşat H, Severcan F, "Domuz sitrat sentaz enziminin ESR ve simulasyon teknikleri yle incelenmesi"XII Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 7-9 Eylül, 2000, Silivri, İstanbul,S3

Severcan M., Severcan F., Haris P.I." proteinlerin ikincil yapılarının yapay sinir ağları kullanılarak FTIR spektrumlarından kestirimi, XII Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 7-9 Eylül, 2000, Silivri, İstanbul,S4

Kaptan N., Toyran N., Turan B., Severcan F., "Diyabetin yumuşak doku üzerine olan etkisinin FTIR spektroskopi tekniği kullanılarak incelenmesi", XII Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 7-9 Eylül, 2000, Silivri, İstanbul, P22

Boyar H., Bayarı S., Severcan F., Turan B.," Selenyum-vitamin E eksikliğinin ve selenyum fazlalığının kemik dokusu üzerindeki etkisinin FTIR spektroskopi tekniği ile incelenmesi, XII Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 7-9 Eylül, 2000, Silivri, İstanbul, P23

Seçkin Ç, Severcan F. " Vitamin E-Melitin- membran etkileşmesi" XII Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 7-9 Eylül, 2000, Silivri, İstanbul, P24

Öztürk Y., Mandacı. S., Severcan F., " Sitokrom Cy vaaryantlarının mutasyon analizleri ve sitokrom Cy proteinin çözünür formunun yapılması" Bildiri Özetleri Kitapciği, S7., XIII Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001.

Aksu S., Haris P.I., Severcan F., Vitamin D- Melittin-Model membran etkileşiminin Fourier Transform Kızıl Ötesi spektroskopik tekniği ile incelenmesi, Bildiri Özetleri Kitapciği, S8., XIII Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001.

Çakmak. G., Uğuz C., Togan İ., Severcan F.," Nonylphenole maruz bırakılmış gökkuşağı alabalığı karaciğerinin spektroskopik analizi" Bildiri Özetleri Kitapciği, S9., XIII Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001.

Tokmak S., Dorohoi D.O., Haris P.I., Severcan F., " Interaction of Gramicidin S with Lipid membranes" Bildiri Özetleri Kitapciği, P29., XIII Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001.

Boyar H., Turan B., Severcan F., " Streptozotocin uygulaması ile diyabetik olan sıçan kemiklerinin, X-ışını saçılımı ve detaylı FTIR spektroskopik analizi" Bildiri Özetleri Kitapciği, P30., XIII Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001.

Doğan A., Siyakuş G., Severcan F. " Gama radyosyonunun fındık üzerindeki etkilerinin Fourier transform kızıl ötesi spektroskopik tekniği ile moleküler düzeyde incelenmesi" Bildiri Özetleri Kitapciği, P31., XIII Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001.

Turker S., Doğan M., ve Severcan F., “FTIR spektroskopisi kullanılarak farklı bitki cinslerinin tanımlanması”, XIV Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 4-6 Eylül 2002, Ankara, Özet kıtabı:sayfa 66.

Görgülü G., Türker S., Güray T., Yılmaz Ö., Severcan F, „ Mikrosomal lipid peroksidasyonu: STZ diyabetin sıçan karaciğer dokuları üzerine etkilerinin FTIR tekniği ile incelenmesi“XIV Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 4-6 Eylül 2002, Ankara,Özet Kitabı: sayfa 65.

Boyar H., Öge K., Zorlu F., Severcan F., “ Hipoperfüzyonun ve tedavi amaçlı kullanılan steorataktik radyocerrahinin sıçan kafatası kemiği dokusundaki etkilerinin FTIR spektroskopi tekniği ile incelenmesi” XIV Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 4-6 Eylül 2002, Ankara,Özet Kitabı: sayfa 64.

Boyar, H., Turan, B. ve Severcan, F. “Selenyumun Diyabetik Sıçan Kemikleri Üzerindeki Etkilerinin FTIR Spectroskopi ile C-H Gerilme Bölgesinde İncelenmesi” XV. Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 8-12 Ekim, 2003, Pamukkale Üniversitesi, Denizli.

Boyar, H., Turan, B. ve Severcan, F. “Streptozotocin ile İndüklenmiş Diyabetli Sıçan Kemiklerinin X-Işını Kırınımı ve Detaylı Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroskopik Analizi.” XIII. Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001, Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Eskişehir. Özet kitabı:Sayfa 91.

Çakmak G., Togan İ., ve Severcan F.,“17 beta estradiol’e maruz bırakılmış gökkuşağı alabalığı karaciğerininspektroskopik analizi” XIII. Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001, Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Eskişehir. Özet kitabı: sayfa: 85

Akkaş S.B., ve Severacn F., “ Lipoik asit ve E vitamininin sıçan beyni üzerindeki etkilerinin moleküler düzeyde incelenmesi” XIII. Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001, Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Eskişehir. Özet kitabı: sayfa: 88

Şahin İ., Kazancı N., ve Severcan F., “ Melatoninin model membranlar ile etkileşmesinin specktroskopik ve kalorimetrik yöntemlerle incelenmesi” XIII. Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001, Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Eskişehir. Özet kitabı: sayfa: 90.

Kızıl, Ç., Özhan-Güneş H., Görgülü G., Güray T., ve Severcan F., “ melatoninin sıçan karaciğer mikrozomları üzerine etkilerinin Fourier dönüşüm kızıl ötesi tekniği ile incelenmesi” XIII. Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001, Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Eskişehir. Özet kitabı: sayfa: 71

Karadeniz Ö., Görgülü S., Akkaş B., beklioğlu M., Severcan F., “ Balık sinyalinin mevsimlere gore değişiminin Fourier transform Kızıl Ötesi Spektroskopisi Tekniği ile araştırılması” XIII. Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi, 5-7 Eylül, 2001, Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Eskişehir. Özet kitabı: sayfa: 92

Görgülü T.S., Doğan M., Severcan F, “Kızıl Ötesi Spektroskopisinin Bitki Taksonomisinde Kullanılması” , IX. Ulusal Spektroskopi Kongresi 09-11 Haziran 2005 Ankara page: 28 (sözlü sunu)

Çakmak G., Togan İ., Severcan F, “Alabalık Kaqraciğerinde Nonilfenol ve Estradiol Etkisinin Kızıl Ötesi Spektroskopisi İle Incelenmesi”, IX. Ulusal Spektroskopi Kongresi 09-11 Haziran 2005 Ankara page: 47 (poster sunumu)

Görgülü G., Güray T., Severcan F., “ C Vitamini ve -Lipoik Asit Verilmesinin Diyabetik Sıçan Karaciğer Mikrozomal Zarları Üzerine Etkilerinin Fourier Dönüşümü Kızılötesi Spektroskopisi ile Tayini”, IX. Ulusal Spektroskopi Kongresi 09-11 Haziran 2005 Ankara page:48 (poster sunumu)

Erar H., Görgülü T.S., Akkaş B.,Yılmaz Ö., Severcan F. “ Sıçan İskelet Kasına Tip 1 Diyabet Etkisinin FTIR Spektroskopisi ile Analizi”, IX. Ulusal Spektroskopi Kongresi 09-11 Haziran 2005 Ankara page:49 (poster sunumu)

Şahin İ., Kazancı N., Severcan F., “Melatoninin Nötr Model Membranlarla Etkileşmesinin FTIR Tekniği ile İncelenmesi” IX. Ulusal Spektroskopi Kongresi 09-11 Haziran 2005 Ankara page:50 (poster sunumu)

Gökduman K., Doğan A., Bolay Ş., Gökalp S., Severcan F., “Klinik ve Ev Tipi Diş Beyazlatma Metodlarının Mine ve Dentin Üzerine Etkileri” IX. Ulusal Spektroskopi Kongresi 09-11 Haziran 2005 Ankara page:51 (poster sunumu)

Görgülü T.S., İlbay G., Ateş N., Severcan F., “Pentilentetrazol ile Oluşturulan Epileptik Nöbetlerin Meydana Getirdiği Moleküler Değişikliklerin FTIR Spektroskopisi ile İncelenmesi” IX. Ulusal Spektroskopi Kongresi 09-11 Haziran 2005 Ankara page:54 (poster sunumu)

Bozoğlu F., Severcan F., Garip Ş., “ Fourier-Transform Infrared Spektroskopi Tekniği İle Bakteri Karakterizasyonu”, 17. Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi 7-9 Eylül 2005 İzmir page:24 (sözlü sunu)

Gökduman K., Doğan A., Bolay Ş., Severcan F., “Klinik ve Ev Tipi Diş Beyazlatma Metodlarının Mine ve Dentin Üzerine Etkileri” 17. Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi 7-9 Eylül 2005 İzmir page:27 (sözlü sunu)

Severcan F., Bozkurt Ö., “C Vitaminin Diyabetik İskelet Kas Dokusu Üzerindeki Koruyucu Etkisinin FTIR Spektroskopisi İle İncelenmesi” 17.Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi 7-9 Eylül 2005 İzmir page:51 (poster sunumu)

Severcan F., Koçak M., “Simvastatinin Nötr Model Membranlar Üzerindeki Etkileri” ” 17.Ulusal Biyofizik Kongresi 7-9 Eylül 2005 İzmir page:63 (poster sunumu)

G) Books and Thesis

1. University Physics PSSS (Translation) Natural Education Publishing Company, l9752. Severcan F. "ESR studies of Nitroxide radicals in solutions, 1979, Ph.D. Thesis.3. Severcan F.(Ed.) "Protein Structure , Function and Stability" p: 1-123. METU, l994.4. Kan B and Severcan F (Eds), Molecular Biophysics and Biotechnological Applications, TÜBİTAK-

MAM Press, (1997)5. Feride Severcan" Molecular investigation of the role of estrogen and vitamin E in treatment of

cardiovascular deases" TUBITAK report, 1995, 62 pages6. Feride Severcan and Lemi Türker " Structure-function and stability studies of protein using biophysical

techniques" TUBİTAK report. 1998, 95 pages7. Feride Severcan and Soner Aksu," Role of steroids on melittin-membrane interaction", TUBİTAK

project, 2001, 71 pages.

H) Projects

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

Turkish coordinatör: F. Severcan British coordinatör: D. Hough "The Structural Basis of Enzyme Stability in Extreme Environments", "Britisch Council Academic Link" project , 1993-1996.

F. Severcan ve G. Millhauser (Univ. California, Santa Cruz, USA) “ Structure, function and stability of thermophilic enzymes” NATO Collaborative research grant, 1996-1997.

NATO Sience Stability Project on Biometarials, researcher, 1996-1998

F. Severcan (Coordinator), M. Severcan, P. Haris (Coordinator), British Council Academic Link, 1997-2000, “Biophysical Studies of Protein Structure, Function and Stability”

F. Severcan (Coordinator), M. Severcan, P. Haris(Coordinator), Royal Society exchange grant , 2000-2003, “protein secondary structure determination from FTIR data”